The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1887-05-13
The case of James NJ. Yates vs.. the

The case of James M. Yates vs. the
Mccullough Iron Works removed
from Cecil county was taken up in the
Queen Anne county court last
Wednesday. This is a suit for dam
ages The plaintiff received serious
injuries by being hit on the head by
a bucket while at work on defendants
premises. The damages are placed
at 81. 900.
The laying of the corner stone of
the new M. E. Church of Pleasant
Grove. Lancaster county, will take
lplace on Saturday, May 14tl, to-
morrow at 1870 P. NJ. Rev. VIM.
Swindells, Presiding Elder of the
South Phila elphia District, will have
charge of the services and deliver an
address The public are cordially
invited to attend.-C. B. Johnston,
Pastor.
The Philadelphia Friends Quarter
ly meeting in session last week pass
ed the following resolution against
tobacco and sent it up to the yearly
meeting for consideration this week
CAS- we believe that The use of tobac
CO is injurious in its effects, especially
on the yonng, it is earnestly advised
that Friends abstain and encourage
their children and others under their
care to abstain from its use in any of
its various forms, and also that they
do not engage in the culture, manu-
facture or sale ofthe same"
The use of tobacco is agitating the
medical fraternity who say its use
especially smoking, is running the
health of thousands of boys, who are
dwarfed in mind and statue by it's
use. The deleterious effects of this
useless drug are far.reaching. and
thousands of infants and larger chill
dren fall victims to its use by the
parents and Others who Fl the air they
take into their tender lungs with its
fumes. AS in every reform the
Friends are first to move in their mild
persuasive way in their own congre
cation.
The regular meeting of the Rising
Sun W c. T. U. will be held at the
home of Mrs Emma Haines on the
18th day of Nav at $50 ?. m. A
full attendance is especially request
ed, as an important subject will be
brought before the Union, Any one
who feels an interest in the cause is
invited to these meetings whether
they be members of the organi cation
or not. The exercises are both in.
teresting and instructive. The list
of members including the honorary
numbers almost 70, and new names
are being added at each meeting.
The Overseer of the Almshouse, VIM.
Scarborough, died of Bright's disease
on Monday, in the fifty first year of
his age.
VIM. H. Emerson, farmer of the
FIRST election district, died at the
home of married daughter in Phil
adelphia, on Monday also, in his
SEVENTEEN year, of Bright's disease.
Mrs Elizabeth Foster, widow of
the late Chas. T. F. Foster, died at
the residence of her son-in-law, Pos
tai Inspector VIM. B. Smith, of Elk
ton, aged seventy five years.
Captain H. P. Leslie, a retired
naval officer, residing in Elkt on. fell
from the roof of a bodybuilding of
his residence, and was severely in
jured.
Mr.. W. L. Coudon, the master
hammer thrower Of America has beat.
en- himself again. On last Saturday
at the exhibition of strength by the
Warren Athletic Club of Delaware,
Mr.. Coudon threw his 16 pound ham,
mer 1902 feet II inches. His greatest
feat previously had been 80 feet / in.
He stood in 7-foot circle according
TO the revised rules, and his hammer
had 4-foot handle. He threw sue.
cessively as follows: SO feet II in,
102 feet p in, 1902 feet II in, 1901
feet 6 in, l0l feet Al in. thus break
ing the best previous record of SO #.
l inch made by Mr.. Coudop last fall
by 8 feet 81 inches. The games were
largely attended by leading amateur
athletes of various classes from New
York, Pennsylvania, Delaware and
elsewhere.